Eurosport - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored one goal and made another in a slick first-half performance as Sweden beat Iran 3-1 in a friendly in Stockholm, where the vast majority of the 33,773 crowd at the Friends Arena were cheering for the away team.

AFC - Iran made it three-out-of-three in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers on Sunday when they swept to a 6-0 victory over Afghanistan to go two points clear of Saudi Arabia at the top of Group C with a 100% record.

Independent - Iran’s national coach, Carlos Queiroz, has been allowed to leave the country to prepare the team for their two forthcoming friendly matches in Europe – set to be his final two games in the role.

AFC - Iran took the early initiative in Group C of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers as the Group C hosts ran out comfortable 5-0 winners over Nepal in Monday’s later match at the PAS Stadium following Palestine’s 2-0 defeat of Afghanistan.

AFC - Al Ahli captain Taiseer Al Jassam struck twice in seven second-half minutes as the Saudi club moved three points clear at the top of Group D in the AFC Champions League with a 2-0 win over Iranian outfit Tractorsazi Tabriz on Wednesday.